Bidyapati (1937)

Original title

বিদ্যাপতি

Directed by

Debaki Bose

Genre

drama film

Country

British Raj

Runtime

2h 21m

Rating

8.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Bengali film is about the life of the Maithili poet and saint Vidyapati. It shows his poetry and songs which drew audiences in 1937.

old-fashionedmusicalpoeticdevotionalsentimentalperiodslow-pacedmelodramatic

What happens

Bidyapati is a 1937 Bengali biopic film directed by Debaki Bose for New Theatres. It starred Pahari Sanyal as Vidyapati. His costars in the film were Kanan Devi, Prithviraj Kapoor, Chhaya Devi, Leela Desai, K. C. Dey and Kidar Sharma. The music was by R. C. Boral and lyrics by Kidar Sharma. Debaki Bose and Qazi Nazrul Islam wrote the story, screenplay and dialogues. The story is about the Maithili poet and Vaishnava saint Vidyapati. The songs of the film became popular and the lyrics though encapsulating Vidyapati's poetry were considered bold for its time. This ensured the film garnered crowds at the theatres making it a big success of 1937. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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